![]() ![]() ![]() Since Jack Donohue is Keely McKay's brother Carter's best friend and Keely dated Jack's little brother Justin for a while, they have known each other for a very long time. Warning: this book contains one hot-blooded cowgirl and one cool-headed businessman in a stripped-down, revved-up game of sexual truth or dare. When the dust settles, Jack and Keely must face the fact they’re not fooling anyone but themselves-or they’ll risk losing the real deal. ![]() The McKays remind Jack of the humble upbringing he left behind, and cowgirl Keely feels she doesn’t measure up to Jack’s big-city lifestyle. Their sizzling lust makes it all too easy to go from butting heads to knocking boots-but outside the bedroom they’re as mismatched as ever. He’ll oversee her project-if she acts the part of his loving fiancée. When the notoriously hot-tempered and hot-bodied Keely begs him for help, he proposes a crazy idea. Jack is this close to securing a career make-or-break project, until he learns his lack of marital status puts him out of contention. That means dealing with buttoned-down, uptight Jack. What she does need is a restoration specialist so she can open her physical therapy clinic-and prove she’s left her wild-child days behind. The lone girl in the prolific McKay family, Keely needs another man giving her orders like she needs a hole in her boot. Keely McKay knows Jack-and Jack Donohue is a certified pain in her Wranglers. if they can keep from pulling off their clothes. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() That women married later after 1350 because of improved employment Leyser synthesizes recent research in many disciplines, includingĪrchaeology, literature, history of medicine, anthropology, and history,Įvaluating the findings critically P.J.P. Get around their disadvantages and even make them work for them. Women's position was often precarious, they stress how women could Most importantly, both explore the question of women and power, andĭemonstrate the complexity of the Issue. Make valuable points about the role of religion in women's lives. ![]() Queenship, are examined in more detail in Power of the Weak. Her focus is England, but the Issues raised have Those less familiar with medieval women will find Leyser's work anĮxcellent introduction. ![]() Of the Weak, with its more specialized essays, carries on the bestĭespite their different aims, the books complement each other. Lively and engaging text is accompanied by well-chosen illustrations andĪn excellent collection of lengthy extracts from primary sources. Should become the recommended textbook on medieval Englishwomen. Henrietta Leyser's Medieval Women meets that need it Now at a stage where syntheses of the last decades of research are These two books are testimony to the vitality of medieval field is ![]() She also oversaw the creation of Facebook’s political affairs team, one of the largest and most effective lobbying organizations in the world. She led the effort that transformed Facebook from a compelling product with hundreds of millions of users, but poor monetization, into one of the most profitable companies the world has ever seen. Sandberg had many opportunities to prevent or mitigate harm and she did nothing.įrom the perspective of shareholders, the hiring of Sheryl Sandberg was the best thing that ever happened to Facebook. I was right about the first part, but wrong about the rest. I also hoped that Sandberg’s maturity, political background, and business experience would bring out the best in Zuckerberg, while also providing guard rails. ![]() I suggested Sandberg to Zuckerberg because I thought her experience at Google was the best possible preparation for the #2 job at Facebook. For three years thereafter, I advised Zuckerberg on strategic issues, the most important of which was the hiring of key executives who shared the founder’s vision. My relationship with Mark Zuckerberg began in 2006, when I helped him stop an effort to sell the company to Yahoo that was supported by his board and management team. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just when Lily thinks her double life on land and sea can’t get any more complicated, an ancient mer law might separate Lily and Quince after all. Even if that means facing one of the iciest queens in the mer kingdoms. Read 272 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. When Lily Sanderson decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of th. ![]() ![]() They’ll need to create some serious waves to make the mer community aware and get it to join together to make things right. Just for Fins (Fins, 3) by Tera Lynn Childs Just for Fins book. Lily knows this is a seven seas–sized problem: from sea animals dying to oil spills and threats to humans. Writers similar to Tera Lynn Childs: Forgive My Fins Oh My Gods Sweet Venom Fins Are Forever Powerless Goddess Boot Camp Just for Fins Myths, Mermaids. Even her maddeningly pretentious cousin Dosinia seems to know more about ruling than she does.īut Lily has to dive in deep to keep her promise to Tellin, her mer bond in name only, whose kingdom is suffering in the changing ocean climate. But since she’s spent the last couple of years on land-with gorgeous human Quince by her side-Lily’s not sure she has the fins to lead a kingdom. When Lily Sanderson decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia, she knew she couldn’t just coast along in the current. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “How do you remember all that?” I ask in amazement. I remember thinking maybe I should help you, but then I thought that would be weird.” Everybody was raising their hands, but your hair got caught in your chair and you were trying to untangle it, so you didn’t get picked. ![]() “The principal started picking random people to come on stage and play a game for prizes. I hot-glued those glitter letters to my backpack myself! It took me forever trying to get them straight enough. I’d never heard of the name Lara Jean before.” “Your backpack had your name written on it in glitter letters. “Okay, Peter,” I say, reaching up and patting him on his cheek. I always liked your hair, even back then.” “Your hair was really long and you had a headband with a bow. “Nice try.” It’s so endearingly Peter to make up stuff to try and sound romantic. You were sitting in the row in the front of me. ![]() ![]() ![]() This unsettling dreamlike endeavor is a worthy rediscovery. In place of plot, Dick creates a pervasive sense of dread for those who give their lives to art. The faceless nature of the antagonists-whose philosophy, goals, and power structures are unspoken-runs counter to other mid-century dystopian tales and leaves space for interpretation. The narrator, meanwhile, rejects encouragement to give up living alone (“They fear solitary living, therefore envy it,” a friend says), even as “they” become more aggressive. But the attacks are also haphazard and often leave people unscathed, creating uncertainty as artists continue about their business. ![]() ![]() ![]() When a writer refuses to burn her manuscript, the group severely burns her writing hand. The anonymous band lurks in the countryside, pilfering books and artworks, and punishing those who refuse to give up their creative enterprises. Meanwhile, a group known only as “they” are bent on destroying art and literature and on punishing artists. The unnamed, ungendered narrator is a writer living on the English coast who spends their time visiting other writers and artists. Harsh punishments await anyone bucking society’s norms in this eerie, atmospheric story from English writer Dick (1915–2001) first published in 1977 (before The Two Faces of Robert Just, as Jeremy Scott). Kay Dick Born in London, The United Kingdom JDied Octoedit data Dick was born Kathleen Elsie Dick at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, England, UK, but was but raised in Switzerland by her mother, Kate Frances Dick, being educated in Geneva, as well as at the Lyce Franais in London. ![]() ![]() Having this memory to go along with TK’s struggle to comprehend his mother’s passing is the best way for 9-1-1: Lone Star to explore the grief of it all. The story of both moments flows out over time in the simplest and most realistic of ways. Luckily, we get a moment where he almost slips up in the present juxtaposed with him in the past being forced into rehab. He’s had a real struggle with it in the past year so to not mention it would be a travesty. One of the things I worried about going into this episode is whether or not the show would acknowledge TK’s well-documented sobriety. Especially, for those of us who struggle with sobriety. Losing a loved one, especially a parent isn’t easy on anyone. Sobriety 9-1-1: LONE STAR: Ronen Rubinstein in the “In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency” episode of 9-1-1: LONE STAR airing Monday, Feb. Going into this episode, it seems as though Owen might carry some of the focus, but instead, the episode is all TK.ĩ-1-1: Lone Star Season 3 Episode 8, “In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency” thrives because it focuses on not only how TK’s mom dying affects him overall, but also his sobriety. ![]() ![]() Like I’ve stated many times, 9-1-1: Lone Star is at it’s best when it focuses on one particular character and their growth. ![]() ![]() Middle readers who treasure ancient history with a side of adventure will welcome this fantasy story." "Gartner has a knack for action and creating compelling historical personalities. "Once again, Gartner deftly weaves real-life history into a compelling adventure, offering high-stakes, realistic danger and vivid scene-setting." ![]() For graduates of the Magic Tree House looking for a thrilling middle grade page-turner, read Sol Invictus, book two of The Eye of Ra series! Surrounded by clashing cultures on the ancient Roman frontier, they must fulfill their quest to unite the emperor with his enemy, an Alemanni barbarian, or risk being stuck in time forever.Īn action-packed fantasy full of sword fights, chariot chases, fearsome wild animals, and high mountain survival. Siblings John and Sarah barely made it home last time, but in their next time traveling adventure the challenge really heats up. => 1st Place, Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Award => Gold Medal in Children's 4th-6th, 2021 International Readers' Favorite Awards ![]() ![]() Gold Recipient, Mom's Choice Awards Honoring Excellence ![]() ![]() ![]() While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico’s little sister. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico’s funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. ![]() ![]() Summary: A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed author Rebecca Makkai ![]() ![]() ![]() Like the three other excellent Szabó novels that have been translated into English (see below), Abigail, too, explores themes of crossing thresholds, both personal and political. At the Matula, “this world of black and white, with all its severity, was a universe away from that outer world of deceit and betrayal, of base conduct, danger and death.”Ībigail was originally published in 1970 and is celebrated as Szabó’s most successful novel in her native Hungary. The school’s strict bubble would effectively erase whatever’s going on outside the grounds, sheltering and teaching at the cost of worldly knowledge. ![]() To Gina, the Bishop Matula Academy (a traditional, religious all-girl’s school) is no better than a prison - the girls are forced to dress in the same dowdy uniforms, and all tokens of the outside world are confiscated upon each students’ arrival. ![]() Fourteen year-old Georgina Vitay feels her life is over: her father, a decorated General in Budapest, has decided to send her to boarding school. ![]() |